Good evening!
If you’re in Austin, TX, let us know if you take a ride in a Tesla robotaxi soon.
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 🚕 Tesla’s Robotaxis Are Launching in Austin, TX on Sunday
Tesla’s highly anticipated first robotaxi service is launching in Austin, Texas on June 22 after years of delays. But don’t get too excited… each Model Y SUV ride will include a human “safety monitor” in the front passenger seat and a teleoperations team to supervise the fleet remotely. So, autonomous-ish. (Quartz)
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3. 👨💼 Character AI Nabbed Meta’s Former VP of Business Products as New CEO
Character.AI has appointed Karandeep Anand, former Meta VP of Business Products, as CEO to scale the platform and refine its AI with improved safety filters, model quality, memory features, and transparency over the next 60 days (TechCrunch)
4. 🤯 GA4 Is Wasting Your Marketer's Time
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5. 🇨🇳 Tesla is Building China’s Largest Grid-Scale Battery Power Plant
Tesla has inked a ¥4 billion (≈ $556 million) agreement with the local government of Shanghai and financing firm Kangfu Leasing to build China’s largest grid‑scale Megapack battery installation. When completed, the project will be the largest of its kind in China. (CNBC)
6. 👀 SoftBank is Looking to Launch a Trillion-Dollar AI and Robotics Industrial Complex
Just months after announcing its involvement in the $500 billion Stargate AI project, SoftBank is reportedly looking to team up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to launch a trillion-dollar industrial complex in Arizona to build AI and robotics. (TechCrunch)
7. 🥷 Aflac Was Hacked By a Cybercrime Gang
Health insurance giant Aflac revealed it was hit by a cybersecurity breach on June 12 affecting customer Social Security numbers and health data. The intrusion, which was halted within hours, bears hallmarks of the Scattered Spider gang and follows similar attacks on other insurers. (Quartz)
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